Criminal Justice
Texas attorney general cannot unilaterally prosecute election cases, state’s highest criminal court rules
Posted on · The 8-1 decision came Wednesday from the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals.
Tag: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Election 2020
Live Results: Local Harris County Races
Posted on · We'll updating local Harris County results live as they come in.
News
Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals Stops Scheduled Execution Over Claims Of Intellectual Disability
Posted on · Clifton Williams was set to be executed June 21 for the East Texas home robbery and murder of a 93-year-old woman
News
Federal Court To Consider Whether Texas’ System For Electing Judges Hurts Latinos
Posted on · There are three elements creating a situation in Texas that makes it difficult for Latinos to get elected, said Michael Li, a lawyer with the Brennan Center for Justice
News
Texas Death Row Inmate Set To Die Next Month Gets Reprieve
Posted on · Castillo's attorneys argue a Bexar County jail inmate who testified against Castillo now says he made up his testimony to try to help his own legal problems
News
Texas Sees An Unusual Lull In Executions
Posted on · The last execution in Texas was more than five months ago, the longest gap since 2008.
Houston Matters
Lawsuit Alleges the Way Texas Elects Judges to its Highest Courts is Unfair to Minorities
Posted on · Last month (July 2016), a civil rights organization sued the State of Texas, arguing the way the state elects judges for the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals violates the Voting Rights Act. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court saying the […]
Politics
Latino Voters Sue To Replace Texas’ Judicial Election System
Posted on · The lawsuit charges the state’s system of choosing judges in at-large, partisan elections violates the Voting Rights Act.
Politics
State Appeals Court Rules Criminal Case Against Attorney General Paxton Can Proceed
Posted on · AG Ken Paxton’s attorney says the defense will decide soon whether to ask the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to dismiss the three felony indictments.